All things comic book related.
There has been a lot of background noise around the recent release of Black Panther. Â Unfortunately it did cause me some trepidation in going to see it. Â I thought, this better be good or the noise around it will be an absolute nightmare beyond what it already was. Â It is a MCU movie though, and … [Read more…]
The Island is an ongoing webcomic series set in a future Earth that has been ravaged by war. Anant, a sailor on an Indian naval submarine arrives on the island seeking the town of Peony Hill. He’s met by a strange young woman who offers to help. Nearby is also a Chinese aircraft carrier where … [Read more…]
It’s not often a comic leaves me speechless but Peter Simeti did it with The Chair. I got into the series late, during the re-release newsprint edition and now I’m a little sad that I missed the original run ten years ago. Perhaps if I hadn’t had my head buried so deep in Marvel (to … [Read more…]
Rags: A Zombie Shopping Spree is a preview comic for a series put together by Brian Ball, Trent Luther, and Luigitot Tuerel. The issue gives us a glimpse of the life of Marine Cpl Regina Ragowski in the midst of a zombie outbreak. It appears, from information on the site that the regular run will … [Read more…]
Alterna Comics is proud to announce that the METAPHASE graphic novel by Chip Reece, Kelly Williams, and Peter Simeti, has sold out and is going back to print to fill a surge in demand. METAPHASE, originally created in 2014 and published in 2015, tells the story of Ollie, a boy with Down syndrome, that wants … [Read more…]
Editor’s Note: I was provided a digital review copy of the first issue of Polybius Dreams by the publisher. Reminiscent of Stranger Things, Polybius Dreams centers around a group of kids that would have been known as nerds or geeks back in my day. By back in my day I mean the mid 80’s when … [Read more…]
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden Release date: Autumn 2018 Avery Hill Publishing is proud to announce that it has acquired the UK + British Commonwealth rights to publish On A Sunbeam, the Eisner- nominated, hit webcomic by long-time Avery Hill collaborator Tillie Walden. This will be the fourth Tillie Walden book from Avery Hill, … [Read more…]
I picked up the first volume of I Hate Fairyland back at C2E2 on a friend’s recommendation. Right away the cover, and then the interior art, caught my eye. The mayhem and humor I was told to expect was evident right away in Young’s pencils and Beaulieu’s colors. The book follows Gert, a bitter and … [Read more…]
Press Release: Oni Press, the acclaimed Portland-based comics publisher, announces the launch of Oni Games, a new gaming imprint dedicated to bringing Oni Press titles to the growing tabletop market. With the response to Renegade Game Studios’ Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Card Game based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley and designed … [Read more…]
In my quest to find new books I happened to stumble upon a couple of images from a book called Sky Doll going around on Twitter. Â At the time I had no idea that it had been around for 17 years already, but got lucky enough to spot it and get it added to my … [Read more…]